1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
EUCHRE, a game of cards. The name is supposed by some to be a corruption of tcartt, to which game it bears some resemblance; others connect it with the Ger. Juchs or Jux, a joke, owing to the presence in the pack, or " deck," of a special card called " the joker "; but neither derivation is quite satisfactory. The " deck " consists of 32 cards, all cards between the seven and ace being rejected from an ordinary pack. Sometimes the sevens and eights are rejected as well. The "joker" is the best card, i.e. the highes…
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